Word · Frequency #21717
hock
飞节；跗关节
the tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals, corresponding to the human ankle
- 1.
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
一种莱茵河葡萄酒,呈浅黄色,有起泡或不起泡的,产自霍赫海姆地区；常泛指所有莱茵河葡萄酒。
- 2.
The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
趾行动物(如马、猪或狗)的跗关节。
- 3.
Meat from that part of a food animal.
食用动物该部位的肉。
- 4.
The hollow behind the knee.
膝盖后面的凹陷处。
一种莱茵河葡萄酒,呈浅黄色,有起泡或不起泡的,产自霍赫海姆地区；常泛指所有莱茵河葡萄酒。；趾行动物(如马、猪或狗)的跗关节。；食用动物该部位的肉。；膝盖后面的凹陷处。；踝关节
In use
The vet examined the horse's hock carefully for any sign of swelling.
After the race, the rider sprayed cool water on the horse's hocks to reduce the heat.
A swollen hock can make it hard for a horse to walk normally.
the hock of [animal]
hock 指有蹄类动物后腿的跗关节，相当于人的踝关节。
The hock of the horse was swollen.
那匹马的跗关节肿了。
hock [sth] for [sum]
此处 hock 表示“典当”，常用于口语。
He hocked his laptop for $200.
他以200美元典当了笔记本电脑。
hock [animal]
此义项指割断动物跗关节的肌腱，使其无法行走。
Connections
Collocations
- in hock
- 在典当中；欠着债
- His watch is in hock at the pawnshop.他的手表还押在当铺里。
- hock shop
- 当铺
- She took her diamond ring to a hock shop.她把钻石戒指拿到了当铺。
- hock joint
- 跗关节
- The horse injured its hock joint during the race.这匹马在比赛中伤了跗关节。
- a glass of hock
- 一杯德国白葡萄酒
- We ordered a glass of hock to go with the fish.我们点了一杯德国白葡萄酒来搭配鱼肉。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in hock
- 负债；欠债After buying the car, he was in hock to the bank for years.买了那辆车后，他多年来一直欠着银行的钱。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 h 开头的 hock 像 horse 的 h：想象马的“后脚踝”就是 hock，割断这里的腱马就残废了。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：兽医/解剖、动物养殖/屠宰 作名词指动物后腿的跗关节时，多用于兽医、解剖等专业语境，属较正式的专业用语；作动词指割断该关节肌腱使动物残废，这一用法比较少见，多出现于旧时或特定行业描述中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 hock 押韵（/ɒk/）：sock、lock、rock、dock、stock。注意 hook 是形近词，读音为 /hʊk/，与 hock 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.